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Emerging Litigation Over Ultra-Processed Foods: Strategic Considerations for Food and Beverage Companies

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Manufacturers and distributors of convenience and snack foods may not want to wait until a lawsuit is filed to start building litigation defense strategies against the wave of litigation targeting the accessibility and...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food and Beverage Litigation and Regulatory Update - July 2025

A report arguing for raising taxes on alcohol and sugar-sweetened beverages, a law requiring labels to disclose if an animal was harmed during production, a lawsuit calling grain alcohol "inherently dangerous," and more. It...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Texas AG Spurs National Reform for General Mills

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Texas Attorney General (AG) Ken Paxton announced that General Mills has agreed to remove petroleum-based artificial dyes from its cereals and school food products throughout the U.S. by summer 2026, and from its entire U.S....more

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Food & Consumer Packaged Goods Litigation Year in Review 2024

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Perkins Coie Releases Ninth Annual Food & Consumer Packaged Goods Litigation Year in Review. In 2024, class action filings against the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry reached a near high, with close to three hundred...more

Hogan Lovells

Naming and Labelling of vegan and vegetarian products – it's what it says on the tin

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There is an ever-increasing number of consumers who are following a vegetarian or even vegan diet – and with this comes a wide range of vegetarian and vegan foods that can now be found in many supermarkets and restaurants....more

DLA Piper

Food and Beverage News and Trends - September 2024 #2

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This regular publication by DLA Piper lawyers focuses on helping clients navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and regulatory landscape....more

Perkins Coie

Weekly Notable Ruling Roundup - June 2023 #2

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Our weekly roundup aims to keep our readers up to date on recent notable rulings in the food & consumer packaged goods space. Kasama Brand v. KSF Acquisition Corp. dba Slimfast, No. 3:22-cv-00392-LAB-JLB (S.D. Cal. –...more

Perkins Coie

Weekly Notable Ruling Roundup - May 2023

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Our weekly roundup aims to keep our readers up to date on recent notable rulings in the food & consumer packaged goods space....more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update l December 2019

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - FDA Issues Warning Letters, Consumer Update On CBD, Sparking Litigation Against CBD Cos. - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a consumer update on cannabidiol...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update l July 2019 #2

Shook Takes the Pulse of General Counsel on Maturation of Global Cannabis Market - More than half of in-house counsel surveyed in a new white paper by Shook, Hardy & Bacon plan to increase legal spending in the next two...more

Carlton Fields

Food for Thought: A Review of 2018 Litigation

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2018 Food Industry Decisions with Bite - Food for Thought is a review of significant court decisions affecting the food, beverage, dietary supplements and personal care products industry. Although many cases in this...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update | November 2018

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - FDA Announces Plan to “Advance Plant, Animal Biotechnology Innovation” - U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb has issued a statement announcing the...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update | July 2017#3

EU to Issue Guidelines on Discriminatory Food Distribution - European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has reportedly indicated the EU will issue guidelines discouraging companies from selling apparently identical...more

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Federal Court Cracks Down on Fowl Play

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Recent pecuniary penalties imposed by the Federal Court of Australia (Court) over misleading credence (premium attribute) claims made in the food industry serve as a timely reminder to businesses to carefully review their...more

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